{"id":4572,"date":"2017-02-01T18:31:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T02:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/?p=4572"},"modified":"2018-11-03T13:35:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T20:35:37","slug":"chesapeake-16lt-kayak-part-14-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/chesapeake-16lt-kayak-part-14-finished\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesapeake 16LT Kayak: Part 14 – Finished."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy days are here! Actually, most all my days are happy days, but the kayak is done!<\/p>\n

I installed the seat and hatch straps. The seat is just some foam glued in, and in the picture below you can see a brick holding it down while it dries:<\/p>\n

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Later I added some elastic tie downs; I left things a little long so I can later tweak it a bit. The next problem I had was where to keep it. I fabricated some quick brackets out of old 2x4s and screwed them to my wall. I then topped it with an old towel to protect the finish a bit:<\/p>\n

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And I just got home after doing a quick paddle around the Santa Cruz harbor. It is fast, and awesome! But a storm is approaching, and it started dumping some rain just minutes after I pulled it out of the water. I need to wait for some better weather to take it out to the ocean. I also could use a proper kayak skirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll soon post a video of the maiden voyage!<\/p>\n

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